Banjola

[@fastheartmartvideos]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing this :)

[@jpachter1]

Beautiful sound!!

[@djczep]

Beautiful! And beautifully played! I love the tuned down tuning.

[@markrocka8718]

Beautiful craftsmanship and playing. For a few seconds there, I thought you were about to break in to the M*A*S*H theme song. :D

[@tommyeklund7857]

I only play in low f tuning, would you recommend altering the string size for low tuning or make a longer scale length to adjust the tension for a banjola. Or will a normal setup work fine? Will try to build my own and fail before commissioning one from you. Best regards

[@victorbanjolas]

Either way could work. Experiment. I've been contemplating building a baritone banjola. Along with changing scale length and string gage change I will also make body a bit bigger.

[@tommyeklund7857]

@@victorbanjolas thanks for the reply 👍

[@jeffwolfe532]

What is the standard tuning for a banjola?

[@victorbanjolas]

You can use any typical banjo tuning. My favorite for the 5 string is sometime called double drop C - GCGCD. I add an extra low F or G for the 6 string.

[@victorbanjolas]

I should also add that on this video I tuned it down a semitone at the owner's request - F# B F# B C#

[@mitchzeitz]

You use banjo strings, or guitar strings?

[@victorbanjolas]

Xtra light guitar strings because they have ball ends for bridge

[@mitchzeitz]

@@victorbanjolas thanks

[@tommyeklund7857]

I only play in low f tuning, would you recommend altering the string size for low tuning or make a longer scale length to adjust the tension for a banjola. Or will a normal setup work fine? Will try to build my own and fail before commissioning one from you. Best regards